People have been inventing non-lethal and “humane” mousetraps for years. Some are worse than the traditional cheese and sprung-steel spine-snapper. The sticky-board, for example, which is supposed to immobilize the rodent but instead presents you with a live mouse staring pleadingly, all four of his legs chewed through in a desperate attempt to escape.
The Better Mousetrap doesn’t bother with innovation. It just throws a lot of tech at the same old trap we have known for years. Designed and built by tinkerer Jake Easton, the machine is deliberately over the top in its operation. Power it up with a key and watch the pressure-meter leap to attention. When the mouse comes in to nibble the cheese, the “Detect” light flicks on and, moments later, the bar snaps down delivering a vertebrae-shattering crunch of force (102-pounds). The build photos show the crazy attention to detail: This polished aluminum case isn’t just pretty on the outside — take a look inside and you’ll see something as neat and carefully designed as the interior of a Mac Pro.
Is this trap humane? No. Efficient? Not really. Is it an awesome, shiny, mouse-murdering machine? Hell yes!
The specs:
Pneumatic Cylinder: 1/2” Bore with 3/4” Stroke
Air Pressure (Max): 60 PSI
Strike Force at 40 PSI: 102 lbs
Key Lock Switch and Manual Hammer Override
Visual Monitoring: Power, PSI, and Armed – Detect – Fire
Case Construction: 6061 0.25” Polished Aluminum
Inputs: 12VDC and Air Line
Dimensions: 12” x 6” x 2.5”
Weight: 5.5 Pounds
Better Mousetrap [Telovation via the Giz]
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